On the introduction of nuclear power in Middle East countries: Promise, strategies, vision and challenges

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2618-2628

  El Genk, Mohamed S ^a  

^a Institute for Space and Nuclear Power Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Generation III and III+ commercial nuclear reactors; Global nuclear energy partnership (GNEP); Middle East; Nuclear power; Nuclear power technology; Seawater desalination

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACTINIDES; DESALINATION; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; FINANCE; FUSION REACTIONS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INVESTMENTS; LABELING; LABELS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; POWER PLANTS; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SEAWATER; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNOLOGY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM; WATER; WATER FILTRATION;

ECONOMICAL GROWTH; EDUCATION AND TRAINING; ELECTRIC GRIDS; FRESH WATERS; FUEL CYCLES; GCC STATES; GENERATION-III AND III+ COMMERCIAL NUCLEAR REACTORS; GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PARTNERSHIP (GNEP); GULF CO-OPERATION COUNCIL; HEAVY INDUSTRIES; HIGH-TECHNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA; NUCLEAR PLANTS; NUCLEAR POWER; NUCLEAR POWER TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGIES; NUCLEAR-FUEL CYCLES; POPULATION GROWTH RATES; PRIVATE INVESTMENTS; SAFETY BOARD; SEAWATER DESALINATION; URANIUM MINING;

NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING;

ACCIDENTS; DEIONIZATION; ELECTRIC POWER; FINANCE; FUSION; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INVESTMENT; NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR POWER; PARTNERSHIPS; POWER GENERATION; STANDARDS; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 49049101657     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2008.04.011     Document Type: Article

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